Govt reshuffles eight IAS officers in Bihar

PATNA: The state government on Sunday effected a bureaucratic reshuffle and posted eight IAS officers, including K Senthil Kumar and B Karthikey Dhanji, who were stripped of field postings during the recently held state assembly polls on the directive of the Election Commission.
According to a notification issued by the general administration department, K Senthil Kumar (1996 batch), who was waiting for posting, has been made new commissioner of Kosi division.
Earlier, Purnia divisional commissioner Safina A N (1997 batch) was holding additional charge of Kosi division. Senthil was removed from the post of divisional commissioner of Kosi division on the directive of the Election Commission ahead of the polls.
Balaguruman D (2005 batch), who was posted as additional chief electoral officer during the assembly polls, has been sent back as project director of Bihar Rural Livelihood Project under rural development department. He has been given additional charge of special secretary of rural development department and also officer on special duty in state disaster management department.
Similarly, Gopal Meena (2007 batch), who was posted as additional CEO during the assembly polls, has been sent back as special secretary of minor irrigation department. Sanjay Kumar Singh (2007 batch), who was holding the post of additional CEO, has been re-posted as state project director of Bihar education project.
Singh will also look after the works of officer-on-special duty in the state disaster management department. Vinod Singh Gunjiyal (2007 batch), will replace B Karthikey Dhanji (2008 batch), who had been made new excise commissioner-cum-IG, registration. Dhanji will hold additional charge of managing director of beverage corporation.
Dhanji was removed from the post of excise commissioner on the directive of the Election Commission. Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora had expressed his displeasure over the seizure of a big haul of liquor in the state despite prohibition.
Gunjiyal, who was holding the post of excise commissioner-cum IG, registration, will assume charge as director of animal husbandry department.
Amrendra Pratap Singh (2007 batch), who was waiting for posting, has been made special secretary of industries department. Additional CEO Ranjeeta (2013 batch) has been appointed as labour commissioner. She will also look after the works of director of employment and training and additional chief executive officer of Bihar Skill Development Mission.